Demographics of Milltown borough, New Jersey

Milltown borough, New Jersey had 7,103 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +78 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Milltown borough, in four figures

7,103
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,059 ±23.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +78 people.; 41.2 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $140,960 ±$21,343
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Milltown borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Milltown borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Milltown borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Milltown borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,025	100.0	100.0
2021	7,005	99.7	100.2
2022	7,001	99.7	100.7
2023	7,054	100.4	101.6
2024	7,104	101.1	102.5
2025	7,103	101.1	103.1

Population of Milltown borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,025	—
2021	7,005	−20
2022	7,001	−4
2023	7,054	+53
2024	7,104	+50
2025	7,103	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±3.2: for men 39.8 ±3.1 and for women 43.2 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Milltown borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	340 ±160	4.8% ±2.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,406 ±329	19.9% ±4.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	309 ±133	4.4% ±1.9	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,966 ±445	27.9% ±6.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,117 ±451	30.0% ±6.4	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	921 ±225	13.0% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $140,960 ±$21,343, and income per person $60,070 ±$6,203, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Milltown borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	0 to 75	0% to 2.8%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	70 to 388	2.7% to 14.7%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	381 ±169	14.4% ±6.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	48 to 180	1.8% to 6.8%	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	742 ±271	28.1% ±10.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	162 to 496	6.2% to 18.7%	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	816 ±234	30.9% ±8.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Milltown borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	0 to 172	0% to 2.4%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 56	0% to 3.2%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 79	0% to 2.1%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 80	0% to 4.8%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Milltown borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milltown borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,753 ±205	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±10.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 7.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.4% ±4.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	7.5% to 27.8%	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$458,800 ±$21,324	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,204 ±$519	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Milltown borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	799 ±227	11.3% ±3.2	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,514 ±448	78.1% ±6.3	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 465	0% to 6.6%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29 to 479	0.4% to 6.8%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	71 to 525	1.0% to 7.4%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Milltown borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	4,631 ±456	65.6% ±6.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,121 ±338	15.9% ±4.8	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 79	0% to 1.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,276 ±427	18.1% ±6.0	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	639 ±258	9.1% ±3.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	281 to 993	4.0% to 14.1%	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Milltown borough among the places of New Jersey

229th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Milltown borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Emerson borough	7,305 ±21
Yorketown CDP	7,261 ±1,029
Rumson borough	7,241 ±20
Keyport borough	7,171 ±23
Barrington borough	7,076 ±17
Milltown borough	7,059 ±23
Mountainside borough	7,049 ±18
Midland Park borough	7,019 ±23
Stratford borough	7,018 ±34
Linwood city	6,992 ±27
Lincroft CDP	6,939 ±663

Rankings this appears in

No. 25 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 31 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 33 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 55 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 88 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 105 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026